as in disrespectfulness
rude behavior
treated the resort's service workers with haughty disrespect
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1
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their appearance
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2
as in to disdain
to show contempt for
the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs
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Recent Examples of disrespect
Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
Those who survived the Nazi genocide and attempted to return home were met with antisemitism and disrespect.
—Olga Mecking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Despite efforts to build a connection, the woman says she’s felt dismissed and disrespected at every turn.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Noun
No disrespect to those who missed it, but those early screenings of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day were barely contained bedlam.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
Those who survived the Nazi genocide and attempted to return home were met with antisemitism and disrespect.
—Olga Mecking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
Verb
Ramsey reportedly was routinely late for team practices and openly disrespected McDaniel, Grier and former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in front of teammates.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Despite efforts to build a connection, the woman says she’s felt dismissed and disrespected at every turn.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespect
Verb
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His popularity is also boosted whenever Trump insults him on social media.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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The Challenge Is Laid Down In his signature abrasive style, MJF both praised and insulted the WCW legend while issuing the challenge.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Verb
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In the mainstream media, and the places where that brand is disdained, there is no room for attention.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Many suggested the woman should just tip, so as not to make the makeup artist and hair stylist suffer because of the bride's rudeness.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The chief example of rudeness here is shouting admonishments at other opera patrons.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The alchemist, offended, replies, my job was the engineering, not the economics.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has already silenced ABC, CBS, and Facebook, extorting millions of dollars from them for offending him.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Verb
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As a door-to-door fax machine saleswoman, Sara Blakely hated wearing traditional pantyhose.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The local media are used to it, but out-of-town media hate the setup.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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After years of collaborating with DJ Khaled, the 28-year-old rapper had a pointed diss for the Miami artist in a new track teased on a livestream.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2025
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In a separate post on Monday (July 21), Blunts then hit the studio to record an official diss record aimed at the Power mogul.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Many Jews in America and around the world and in Israel are also outraged by the actions of the Israeli government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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The vote outraged many residents, generated ethics complaints and helped elect Cunningham, then a council member who had voted against the upzoning, as mayor in 2018, defeating Flinn.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Colbert was canceled because the president has thin skin and despises anyone who tells jokes about him, but Colbert was also preaching to the converted.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Disrespect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrespect. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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